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Website To Allow Box Office Betting In Real Dollars. What Are The Implications? “Dad bet my NYU tuition onThe Roadand now we’re homeless.” The concept of organized box office betting is nothing new—see the simulated and long operatingHollywood Stock Exchange. But with the incorporation of real dollars, might the concept be new to the mafia? A start-upwebsiteand business calledThe Cantor Exchangeis awaiting regulatory approval to open the floodgates on real time betting on Hollywood productions, beginning six months before a film’s release....

Why You Should Care That A Director’s Fan Cut Of ‘Justin Bieber: Never Say Never’ Opens February 25th Who wants moreJustin Bieber? How about 40 minutes more? Well, you are in luck.After some deliberating, Paramount has decided to release a 40-minute longer Director’s Fan Cut of the hit concert documentaryJustin Bieber: Never Say Neverthis Friday, February 25 only in 3D. Tickets go on sale Tuesday February 22 at 8 p.m. EST....

William Goldman, Oscar-Winning Writer Of ‘The Princess Bride’ And ‘Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid’, Dead At 87 William Goldman, who won two Oscars for screenwriting over a 50-plus year career, has died at age 87. The acclaimed writer, novelist, and playwright was known for creating indelible characters in films likeButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidandThe Princess Bride, but he’s also famous in Hollywood for his evergreen statement about the inner workings of the entertainment industry: “Nobody knows anything....

‘3Below’ Trailer: Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Tales Of Arcadia’ Continues Guillermo del Torohas revealed footage from the second chapter in his animatedTales of Arcadiatrilogy:3Below, a story of aliens who crash-land in the familiar town of Arcadia. Featuring the voice talents ofGlenn Close,Nick Offerman, Andy Garcia, Nick Frostand more, the animated series arrives on Netflix in December. Watch the3Belowtrailer below, and learn more about the show. 3Below Trailer If you’re wondering what Academy Award Winning director Guillermo del Toro has been up to, look no further than Netflix....

‘Beauty And The Beast’ Deleted Scene: Meet The Disturbing Prospect Of Monsieur Toilette Even for people who loveBeauty and the Beast, one of the most disturbing parts of the movie is the fact that everyone in the Beast’s castle is subject to the curse placed upon the residence by the enchantress who was so rudely refused shelter by the arrogant prince. Aside from that, the curse itself raised the question as to whether every household item in the castle was indeed inhabited by a person....

‘Bright’ Featurette: Netflix Takes You Behind The Scenes Of Its Most Popular Movie Brighthas already set records at Netflix, shooting to the top of the streaming platform’s highest-viewed movies, and quickly gettingpicked up for a sequel. But that doesn’t mean Netflix’s promotional train is stopping any time soon. A new featurette forBrighttakes you behind-the-scenes ofDavid Ayer’s urban fantasy starringWill SmithandJoel Edgertonas the human/orc cop partners who discover a powerful wand, leading them on a whirlwind chase across Los Angeles....

‘Cats’ May Not Be Done In Time To Qualify For Golden Globes, SAG Awards & More UPDATE:VarietyreportsCatswill be screened for the Hollywood Foreign Press in time to qualify for the Golden Globes, but it remains to be seen how it will shake out for other awards voting bodies, but since the Golden Globes deadline was December 4, it shouldn’t be a problem for many of them. Our original story from November 10 follows below....

‘Fist Fight’ Trailer: Ice Cube And Charlie Day Go Mano-A-Mano Maybe I’m a man of simple pleasures, but I find it impossible to hate the trailer for any movie that featuresCharlie Daydoing an old-timey boxer pose. So I certainly don’t hate theFist Fighttrailer, which looks silly and lowbrow and dumb, but also…maybe funny? I see a lot of funny people in this footage, so this is a situation where I’m fully prepared to keep my fingers crossed....

‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 7 Trailer: ‘The Great War Is Here’ You may recall that the first season ofGame of Thronesfeatured a lead character being awkwardly knocked unconscious as he led his troops into battle because the show’s budget simply couldn’t pay for an action scene larger than a small skirmish. TheGame of Thronesseason 7 trailer laughs at that scene. Six years later, the trailer for the show’s seventh season features giant dragons soaring over battlefields filled with thousands of soldiers on horseback....

‘Red Sparrow’ Early Buzz: Jennifer Lawrence’s Spy Thriller Is Brutal And Divisive WhileBlack Pantheris dominating the box office this weekend, in a couple weeks it will beJennifer Lawrence’s turn to be a badass on the big screen inRed Sparrow. The first screenings ofRed Sparrowwere held this week, and reactions and reviews are starting to hit the web. While some might be expecting this to be Jennifer Lawrence’s ownAtomic Blondeor even an example of what a Black Widow movie might be like, the early reviews indicate thatRed Sparrowis neither of those things....

‘Ride Along 2’ Trailer: The Brothers In Law Hit Miami If you thought thatKevin Hartalready proved that he was worthy of the love ofIce Cube’s sister (Tika Sumpter) inRide Along, think again. Just because Ben Barber (Hart) gained a little common ground with man of the law James Payton (Cube) doesn’t mean the latter is ready to become brothers-in-law, whether it’s through marriage or at the police station. But when a drug trafficking problem requires some serious attention in Miami, for some reason Ben is allowed to tag along with James, making for his own tropical training day to prove his worth as a viable husband and police officer....

‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Review Andy Serkis' work inRise of the Planet of the Apeslocks his position amongst legendary ‘monster’ actors such as Lon Chaney, Sr, Lon Chaney, Jr. and Boris Karloff. That might not seem to be the greatest compliment at first; that roster of actors shouldn’t be marginalized so. I think all would bristle at being considered as performers we take seriously only when they work behind makeup and prosthetics or their digital equivalents....

‘Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Viral Videos Don’t sleep onRise of the Planet of the Apes. Touted as “the summer’s last blockbuster,” the August 5th release has slowly crept up on us, bobbing and weaving between the big boys like Optimus Prime, Harry Potter and Captain America, with marketing that is a lot more subtle and frightening than what those other movies offer.Each trailer shows offmore of WETA’s impressive motion capture work and as well as the down to earth, relatable story that sees Will (James Franco) trying to cure his father (John Lithgow) and mistakenly creating a serum that makes apes intelligent and will eventually cause the end of the world....